The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-06-08
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Oil market closed yesterday 628.
Opening this morning at 62lc.
MIR. and Mrs. John A. Hart were
guests of Tionesta friends and rela.
tives over last Sabbath.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Siggius, of
Oil City, paid visit to DIR. Siggins'
family during the week.
-'Tis said several weddings of
young people in this place and vicini.
ty are booked for this month.
Mr.. w. Z. Browne, one of Howe
townships successful lumbermen, paid
Tionesta a short visit yesterday.
Geo. Armstrong will commence
lathing and plastering Mr.. Fulton's
new house this week. 1t is expected
to be ready for occupancy by July 1st.
Mr.. Herman Beaver arrived in
town last week and is visiting the
family of his sister, Mrs. j. L. Craig,
aud renewing his Tionesta acquain.
tances.
The Emlenton Semi. Weekly NesUs
has again enlarged and shows many
signs of prosperity. 1t grows better
with age, and is one of our sprightliest
exchanges.
"A circular from Hon. A. G. Cur
tin announces that the reunion of the
Pennsylvania reserve association at
Lancaster, is postponed from June to
September IA. the anniversary of the
battle Of South Mountain.
&C. ID. Baker, the popular sales.
man for Mart. Mauer, Erie, Pa, was
on his monthly visit to Tionesta last
week. Clint. is fine rife shot, and
has record for killing woodchucks
that can't be beaten in the State,
BY bills printed at this Office we
learn that the administrator of the
estates Of the late Charles and Sarah
A. Hinton will sell their personal ef-
fects on the premises next Tuesday
afternoon, commencing at one o'clock.
Alice, the two.year.old daughter
of Sheriff L. Agnew, fell from the
side walk Monday evening and injured
her right arm quite severely. The
little sufferer was doing quite we'll at
last accounts, the doctor finding no
bones broken.
Chief Justice Mercur, of the Su.
preme Court of Pennsylvania, died at
the residence of his son at Walling.
ford, Pa, at $50 o'clock Monday
morning from congestion of the lungs.
Judge Mercur would have been can
didate for reelection had he lived.
j. G. ScOwden is laying off for a
few days with sore leg, the result of
being knocked out of time by getting
too close to a fractions OK team, the
wagon to which they we're attached
passing over him, fracturing the outer
bone of the right leg above the ankle.
Joe is gritty, however, and will soon
be at the forge again.
Ben. w. May Esq, is home from
Chicago for a weeks visit with his
mother and Tionesta friends. He is
accompanied by his sister, Mrs. j. B.
Legnard and her young son. Ben. is
looking and feeling remarkably we'll,
and reports Charley Bonner and fam
lily comfortably located in their new
home, and enjoying excellent health,
Judge Williams, of Tioga county,
the leading candidate for the Repub.
lican nomination for Supreme Judge
Of this State, favored our town with q
visit on Thursday of last week, and
during his short stay made the ac'
quaintance Of all the members of the
bar, as we'll as many of our most
prominent citizens. Judge Williams
is one of Pennsylvania most learned
and clear-hsaded jurists, just in the
prime of life and would gracefully
adorn the Supreme bench. He has
already been endorsed by several
counties in the State.